Tuesday, September 9, 2014

More often than not Oak Trees are considered for shade in
the landscape because they are thought of as “Slow Growing”.

Trees That Please Nursery will tell you that is not true.
There are many fast growing oaks that deserve consideration as shade or
specimen trees.

Oak trees have many desirable traits that make them
sought after in the landscape. Oaks have deep roots so can be planted near structures.
Oaks are long lived. Oaks are hardwoods so are not prone to the broken branches
that are common in trees like cottonwoods or willows. Oaks are less prone to insect
damage than other trees. Many Oaks have spectacular fall foliage.

Trees That Please Nursery propagates many varieties of
Oaks including the “Fast-Growing Texas Red Oak”.

Texas Red Oak:

Not quite native to New Mexico but gets as close as West
Texas. This oak can grow 1’ – 4’ per season and reach 40’ – 45’ in height and
25’ – 30’ in width. The Texas Red Oak
has brilliant Red-Maroon fall Foliage. The photo below is of a Texas Red Oak
planted 7 years ago by a landscaping company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The
soil of this particular site consists of pure sand. Compare its height to the
house it now provides shade for.

Planted by Puzak Landscaping in Bosque subdivision ABQ.
Pure sand.

Tree That Please Nursery has the Texas Red Oak available in 5 and 15 gallon containers. Visit the nursery to evaluate this and our other oaks for your landscape!

Sunday, September 7, 2014

An Albuquerque Metro Soil Ecology company, Soil Secrets LLC has
invented the ability to manufacture a bio-identical soil molecular substance
that can improve how soil supports vegetation. Improving the crop or
landscape plant material improve its ability to get water out of the soil.
Improve the soils ability to store water for longer periods of time.
Improve the drought tolerable limited of any landscape or crop.
And last but not least improve the vegetation's ability to get mineral
nutrition out of the soil. With the Western States drought impacting both
agriculture and urban landscaping, this material can be a game changer in how
we manage what we do on farms, in our personal yards and with large public
sector landscapes such as parks and sports fields. It’s all about fixing,
the Bio Geo Chemical processes of the soil’s ecology using bio mimicry so that
the soils natural biochemistry and terrestrial biosphere of microbiology are
working properly. Using the brute force of adding bulk organic
matter such as compost and animal manures will not achieve this goal as
easily, effectively or as affordably as TerraPro’s bio-mimicry by Soil Secrets.
TerraPro is cost effective, easy to apply and provides long lasting
sustainable benefits!

First it must be understood that the structure of the soil is of
critical importance and when soil lacks a good macro aggregate structure it’s
difficult to expect or achieve healthy roots of a plant, or healthy soil
microbiology. Both need drainage, oxygen and porous soil to grow in.
Also the macro aggregate soil can hold more water than a soil that is
collapsed. What achieves this process of causing soil particles to
aggregate is complicated and involves molecular biology with some Quantum Physics
provided by the powerful organic matrix of carbon rich molecules that Soil
Secrets calls “Supramolecular Humic Molecules” which are the active ingredients
of TerraPro. Some may refer to these molecular substances as humic substances
or humic acids, but those terms are too generic and don’t describe accurately
the whole story. Soil Secrets secured
Commercial Proprietary Information Contracts with several laboratory
facilities, both public and private, including Los Alamos and Sandia
National Laboratories, to provide Deliverable information down to a
sub atomic level on who these molecules are, how do they work and the success
of formulating them as part of a manufacturing process so that they can be
provided in huge quantities by Soil Secrets.

Here are some photos demonstrating just a few of the hundreds of
benefits that TerraPro can provide a soil, a farm, or an urban landscape. The vineyard
photos were taken at the San Vicente Ranch in Baja, Mexico in late August of 2014.

This first image below shows how TerraPro's Supramolecular
Humic Molecules corrected the structure of the clay soil at our research site
in Los Lunas New Mexico, where the soil was a highly alkaline collapsed saline
and sodic clay soil.

This is a common problem in irrigated agricultural regions of the
world, where salts from the water and from fertilizers have collapsed the soil
structure! This is significant because when soil has poor structure it
also is more prone to disease pressure. It will also not absorb water or
air, inhibiting good health of plant roots. With poor soil
structure of clay, water will sit on the surface until its lost to
evaporation. In the meantime it also seals off the soil from oxygen which
contraindicates healthy root function of most plants. It also decreases
the amount of water the soil can store and keep available to the vegetation.
On a global scale we must remember that over 40 percent of the worlds
agriculture is performed where the climate is dry and irrigation is required,
and the soil’s health is at risk because of conventional agriculture practices.
In which case we need to be able to maximize every drop of
water.

Non
treated control & treated vines side by side:

The photo above shows a control field
on the left that was not treated with TerraPro’s supramolecular humic
molecules. On the right is a line of vines that were treated, showing
vigorous growth. In addition, the treated vines only need watering every
12th day, while the control still requires watering every 4th day or else they
come stressed.

TerraPro Treated
Field:

This photo above was taken of a field
that was treated in Spring of 2014 with TerraPro. Harvesting
for making the grapes into wine is underway and the grower and wine maker are
extremely happy with the results.

Non Treated Vines

Compare the abundance and size of the
grape clusters as well as the color of the leaves on the control (non treated)
vines above to those in the image below.

September days
are still hot but nights are beginning to chill down. Yes you can plant now- as long as you can commit to the watering requirements
of your newly planted tree or shrub. Generally a new planting requires watering 2-3 times per week. Winter watering is also required at least once monthly to prevent the plants root system from drying out.

Visit
the nursery we propagate shade trees, ornamentals, fruit trees, shrubs,
perennials, cacti, house plants to name a few.

Our staff can assist you with tree descriptions such as dimensions, root type, fall foliage, soil requirements, watering needs as well as site requirements.

We
serve the Albuquerque metropolitan area, New Mexico, and the Southwestern U.S.